CLOSING BELL: Besides, the Nifty Auto and Private Bank indices advanced 1.7 per cent each

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	<b>CLOSING BELL<br />
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	Stock market highlights:&nbsp;</b>Benchmark indices rose in-line with Asian equities on Tuesday amid a broad-based rally. The frontline S&P BSE Sensex surged 578.5 points, or 0.98 per cent, today to end at 59,720. The index hit an intra-day high of 60,106.</div>
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	The NSE Nifty50, meanwhile, gained 194 points, or 1.1 per cent, to settle at 17,816. The index&#39;s day high was 17,919. In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap and SmallCap indices added up to 1.4 per cent.</div>
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	The broad-based rally was led by the Nifty Pharma index, which rose nearly 3 per cent today. Besides, the Nifty Auto and Private Bank indices advanced 1.7 per cent each. The Nifty PSU Bank index eked out the least gains as it edged 0.5 per cent higher.</div>
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	<strong>Market strategy :: Time to diversify?</strong></div>
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	Though the recent rally in domestic equities has turned the markets expensive relative to peers, analysts still suggest investors focus on Indian equity markets. <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/time-to-diversify-to-global-equities-as-central-banks-frontload-rate-hikes-122092000186_1.html" target="_blank"><strong>READ MORE</strong></a></div>
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	<strong>Global cues</strong></div>
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	European markets were choppy on Tuesday, struggling to build on the previous session&rsquo;s broadly higher trade. The pan-European Stoxx 600 hovered marginally below the flatline in early trade, having given back opening gains of more than 0.9 per cent.</div>
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	In Asia, Nikkei, Kospi, ASX200, and Hang Seng indices rallied between 0.4 per cent and 1 per cent.&nbsp;</div>

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SGX Nifty signals positive start to trade, up 150 points

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Asia-Pacific markets mixed in early trade: Nikkei 225 up 0.4%

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US markets close higher on Monday: Dow Jones up nearly 200pts

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Broad-based rally lifts Sensex 578pts, Nifty above 17,800; pharma stks lead

CLOSING BELL: Besides, the Nifty Auto and Private Bank indices advanced 1.7 per cent each

SGX Nifty signals positive start to trade, up 150 points

Asia-Pacific markets mixed in early trade: Nikkei 225 up 0.4%

US markets close higher on Monday: Dow Jones up nearly 200pts

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